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~~ OBSERY:ITIONS ON " REZIARKS ON THE PROPOS4LS MADE TO GREAT BRITAIN FOR opsNiNG NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE IN THE FgAR 1807. ay W. ROSCOE, ESQ.?' (Concluded from THE Su); of Yesterday.) There is nothing more remarkable among the ex pedients to which Mr. Roscoe has recourse, than th e unceasing anxiety he manifests to keep the over whelming influence .of France on the councils of 114siafrom the knowledge of his Readers. Once, in deed, he modestly ventures to mention that cou.n.- 41 '3'; and as the passage contains both a prevarica tion and a tnisrepresentation, it may be worth while to lay it before our Readers. ." Every effort is lad e by the Ministry to demonstrate that the alie nation of Russia was not occasioned by the attack uPon Denmark, (Certainly not ; need we repeat, for the thousandth time, that the Emperor of Russia 'hitnself declares it to be " occasioned " by the scandalous abandonment of his cause by Mr. 1103- CoE's patrons, the engrossers of " All the Ta lente!") " but is wholly attributed to the previous suecesses of the French; and the Treaty of Tilsit. low far these ideas may be confirmed by any papers 'which have not been laid before the public, it is impossible to determine ; but it may safely be pro-' flounced" (safely, Mr. ROSCOE ! beware—) iyhat they remain wholly unsupported by such as have been hitherto adduced; which, on Me 'coedeary, in disputably prove that the transaftions which took place at Copenhagen were the direct and imnze. diate cause of the final alienation of Russia forts this country. Until that event, the British Ministry bad only met with attention and resped ;" p. 36- We solemnly assure our Readers, that we are too much shocked at this most portentous departure from all that can make man respeaable to man, to pi-oceed in our quotation : and when ue have reminded Them that the whole of the printed Correspondence between Ministers, nay, th e D ec l ar a t i ons o f Hi s Majesty, abound that the unfriendly with the most positive affirmations condud of Russia, sub sequent to the attatk on Copenhagen. is to be attributed solely to the plea Sure of France, we believe we may resign the Writer, with perfect secUrity, to their effable scorn and contempt. We had some thoughts of saying a few words on the extraordinary conduct of Lord HI77CHINSOI9, at Whose name Mr. RoscoE cannot contain his rap tures-6' that Hero, who supported the glory of the tritish Army in Egypt upon an equality with that of her Navy !!!"--Spirit of Nees9tc hear'st thou this ? We had some thoughts, we Say, of noticing Lord HUTCHINSON'S C011CeSS:011S, bur, upon refitc tion, we deem it but just that Administration should suffer the inflidiohs of their Own preposterous can:- dour, as a sort of moral justice for continuing a man one moment in office with views,passions, opinions, and connexions so widely different from their own ! All that remains, is the second attempt of Austria, at the command of trance ; to cajole us with the prospect of a Negotiation. It is utterly impossible to thiek of it with gravity ; and the affeaed earnest teas of Mr. Roscoe on the stiblea, would, if our pity for that unhappy country did not interfere, be infinitely amusing. Austria -requests Great Britain " to enter into a Negotiation for a Maritimi Peace A Maritime Peace ! these are the words which tuotqAPAnTE teaches all his starlings on the Conti the to r e p eat, and which are jtist a s be the mouth o f Austria as--; but we nee fitting -t o d not pro the : the naivety of the g ood C ount S TA H REM• BERG betrayed t h e faa, which wasalready more than suspeaed, that his directions came imme diately from the Thuilleries ; and ha Country, an d for Euro ppily for thi s pe, Ministers were not dis posed to repeat the error of Mr. Fox, and by a blind and baseless Negotiation, allow the Corsican to perfect his ambitious atrocities in fuller security. Tll whole of what Mr. Roscoe advances on this Paltry trick, is merely calculated to raise a smile or a sneer at his unbounded cullibility (if it should not be termed a less pardonable quality), and is totally unworthy of any anweae whatever. • Having fully established, in his own opinion at least, and in the " impartial" mode we have witnessed, the dishonesty of Administration, and the integrity of -11 UUNAkiltiti :in o his cordial w i s h es . f or Peace, Etoscoi deems It a f o r ro proper opportu n ity p - truding. the cloven foot, and announcin the rand Qh -j e4 t of Iris g g s Paniphlet—pit is to excite the peopl e t o a General •Petition for Peac e ! "N ot, " subjoins he, 4 , " that , 'lese -loyal manifestations of the state of the country, andof the feelings of the people, will for one moment relax or intet fere with -that patriotic .spirit and that unanimity of anion which are re suisite for the &fence of the country and the vigor ous prosecution of the War ;" p. ?if. Is Mr. Ros coe sure of this ? But he is simplicity itself: - b does not beli ve t h at if the clamour became general, the war could not "be prosecuted with vigour," nor indeed at all.lie has no idea that OppOiiiiori would call upon GoVernment to respea " the voice of the &Aunty," ant ina'ae the be-t terms they could. No! Le we old be satisfied wilt seeing tilt Parliament besiegvci with Petitioners, and leaving the rest • to the Chapter of Accidents. To the eternal honour of the Country, however, the people participate i n _ . the spirit of IA; Majesty's Declaration; a spirit which will animate British bosoms ages after the desponding and unworthy counsels of :11r. Rosco 4 and his fol lowers have been consigned to merited contempt : they are neither to be terrified nor cajoled into a dere liction of their just cause. They see the integrity of his Majesty's servants, and confide in it with trantitiil- lity and hope. They know that when the moment for a la3iing„ a secure, and honourable Peace arrives, it will be.seized with avidity, and they know, not withstanding the positive assertions of Mr. Roscoa to the contrary, that the happy period is not yet in view. • Devoted to the happiness of our Country, we contemplate with pride .and satistadion the com plete disappointment of Mr. ROSCOE'S insidious purposes. Few petitions for peace hAve appeared, while those for a vigorous prosecutiOn of the war to an honourable termination, are without number. " That's noble, and bespeaks a Nation free, " And jealous of the blessing." Even at Liverpool, within the sphere of his danger ous influence, hecould scarcely raise a faint•yell,while, almost at his door, Cheshire, speaking tile language of genuine patriotism, 'could address her beloved Sovereign in feeling; manly,, terms like these : " Deeply as we lament the calatiiiries of war s and fully aware as we are of the difficulties with which we have to Struggle, during a conr.lt 'Much we arc carrying oft for our very exlsteliCe as an independent nation, yet we led convinc ed, that a too eagerly and generally expressed wish for at such a inornept, would nave no other cited, than to raise the demands or our Enemy, inewase the od,tacles to a Nei - ;6- ciatiOtr, and Yetnovie to a still greater distance that desirable event. " We , t'herefore, declare, that it is our decided resolution to suppuit your Majesty to the utmost of our power, in rite vigorous prqsecution ot a wdr which involves the honour of your t town and the independence of your. Uoinlitions, in the hope that by inaintaiiiing a lair linear conduct {A)weil AS by bearing with steadiness the privations incident to our present Situation), We may convince the Enemy ot tlie intpussibility bt subduing like spirit AA the Nation, and attOrd your Majesty an opportunity of restoring to your suojects tne blessing of Yt:44.,t: win:tit:Vet' it can be obtained Upon terms 4:011SISICIlt with the honour anti security ot tne British Empire. Itt the concluding page bf his pamphlet, Mr. Rosco 4 makes a furious onset on a public writer. The dispute is copcerning that- wretched juggle by confederacy, the assassination of BuotiAriVitTE, of which the agents and the dupes (we 'beg Mr. Ros cos's pardon) are equally contemptible. WhY should any one apply to Mr. Fox for tile assassina tion-of the Tyrant ? Was the name of Mr. Fox ever heard of in France, but as the admirer of Buo- NAVARTE Was not Mr. Fox the only man in Eng land who was bold enough to declare t hat " he re juiced in the Peke of atniens, because it was favour able to 13(J0KASsilitTE ,411 d wad not this sentiment familiar to every Frenchman, with whom it Was a Constant theme of pride and exultation ?—Nay moro....amOng the train of patriots that flocked to Paris, after this same Peace Of Amiens, to lick the feet of BITOWAPAittg, was there ow that crouch rid more low, or bowed more submissively, that; Mr. Fox ? Why, then, we repeat; should any o..ee apply to him for a bribe to Murder BUONAPAWn ) Away, away ! The lata is, that Mr. Fox was determined to have a Peace at all events, ar j d before he had been a day in Office began coquetting with TAL •LEYRAND—the rest follows of course. It is at best a miserable story ; arid w* hope, for the sake of Mr. Fox's-admirers, alit Mr. RoSCOE will let it rest where it is.' y e s WC have now concluded our Observations en Mr. Itoscoa's very flimsy pro. ludion, and we have the plea , ,L:re of knowing that they have made a strong impression: on the Public, by the eagernes4 which so magy persoits have ex pre,sed to procure the Papers which contained theta.—We hope to' see some Patriotic Bookseller coiled these Observe. tious, and publish them in the form of a Pamphlet,. that if the poison should remain. the antidote may go along with it. SToCKEIOLM, 'JUNE i6.—Yesterday a Russian non-commissioned Officer, and six men, 'taken Pri soners at the attack ni)on - Aho, by General Vzox : -. sAcx, were landed at Vacholms Castle. At the sail ing of the Post-Yachts, a heavy cannonade had been heard in.the 1.13 y of Finland; which had lasted three houri when the Yacht came away ; We know not whether it be an engagement with Admiral HJELM STJZRNA'S Squadron and our main Fleet: But we are notat all apprehensive ;Is to the result. We car gerly look for the arrival of the next Yacht. trench Paper . says truly—" TheiTyrant has at last found on the Continent a people who know how to defend the blessings that Heaven has dis peosed to the nation, and which it ha. placed under their own guardianship—and as if Providence had de signed to make known to Kings that their power consists only, in that of their People, it has deter mined that it should be a People whose Sovereign had delivered himself up to the Tyrant, that should .rise up and deliver themselves, as well as their So. vereign, from his gripe. - -(Courier I) . "lngleterre.) Ptivate Letters from Stockholm mention, that the public expe6tation was directed towards an Expe dition which was to •be undertaken by the British and Swedes united, against Drago, in order to put an end to the depredations on the commerce of the Allies, of which we lately had occasion to speak re• peatedly Drago being the receptacle of the nume rous Privateers which the zeal and animosity of the Danes have armed against us. The Natiopal Estate, intended to reward and com memorate the descendants of the immortal NtLsoN, has at length been agt\vd for by the Lords of the Tre3sury, and, we understand, in Hampshire; and the prer,eut Einl, therefore, will probably be put in possession of it btfoit the encl of the summer. Si 'A The following are two more Translations from the Spanish Gazetkes, which came by the-first con veyance. It is our earnest desire to put the English N it ion in possession of every testimony of the union and spirit which prevail, in Spain, that they, way truly know the temper of the country. Our I:tead ers will remark, that the , Paper from Cordova; I houll nut equally brilliant lb composition with the Papers of ,Seville, yet displays a wanly firmness and zeal in the cause. Probably CordoVa is the first of the Patriot towns which will have to sustain an at tack BA ND O. ff The Supreme Imita of Government, desirous beyond Measure that the public should partake of the goy which they fed, inforMs it, ' That the City of 'Valencia, and - the Kingdom, ii. fire with the generous itn,;ulse`t)t their loyalty, have proclaimed and sworn allegianae to their King Dun FERDINAND VII. without any trouble or disorder whatever ensuing. " 2. That in consequence thereof they named a Government to superintend the Kingdom as long as the urgency of their circuntances should continue. " 3 That they published a Declaration to that purpose, including other matters, which shall . be earninun4Cated ill due time. 4. That they recognize a sovereignty, and will . neither'receive nor obey any orders but those of FER JANAND VII. and in the interim the Government he names, or that which represents him. " 5. That the paper stamped in the name of the Lieutenant-General Of the Kingdom - shall not be used. " 6. That hls Excellency the Count be CER' VEL ioN iS named General of the Troops. " 7. That the aforesaid Government 511013k1 en liirce'n general enlistment of inhabitants, from the age of 16 n? 40. ' " 8. That they have stOPpeil a n'umbei of chests of money, which were de . stined for Madrid. " And 'tof the information, and :or an example which we hope mill be followed by all'Spain, the present paper is ordered to be published. " Royal Palace of The Aleazar, May . 3 t, " DUN JUAN 134UTISTL PARDO, Sec. T!'. " DON AV/AN UEL AGUILAR, See. 3°." CORDOVA-TO ITS INHABITANTS. SoumEtts—' , The Kingdoms of Andalusia see themselves attacked by the assassins of the North ; yOur Country is on the point of being oppressW by the yoke'of a tyrant ; you yourselves wiU be dragged from your fire-sides and troth your homes. The wanton MURiT is fabricating 40,000 manacles to condo & you, like, the most contemptible animals, to the North. What atrocity Who is such a coward, such an infidel, that his breast does not burn with courage at the crie.i. of his Country lamenting over its destrut9 ion ? Soldiers! DA you, 'too, groan over it ; but let your groans be the groans of rage and tury at the wretch who p'eunges her in slavery and , oppreSsion. Would you rather die detendino- ° the ,obberies and impieties of a perfidious T r ait or , than shedding your blood in d , :fence of yonr Church, your Nation, and yourselvrA " Sc,ldiers ! ye that have been the first in raising the standard of. the nation, carry into your cainps religion, and the manners of your forefa thtrs. With such qualities they overcame innu. •t.tterdble armies. If among the Chiefs who lead you to glory and honour ; you should perceive itny trea chery, abandon them, and choose others more worthy of your cause: " 'Soldiers I, Twelve million of inhabitants . are ob terving you, and. env) ing your glory ; nay, even France herself pants for your triumphs and success." Last week, as a Man was mowing grass near New lands, in Westmoreland, he observed a woodcock attempting to get up before him, .which he caught. It had been wounded in the wing, and a part of its feathers appeared tO'have been shot away. The bird, was in fi - te Condition; and nearly able to fly. It was afterwards set at liberty, marked with a brasS wire round one leg: Yesterday evening, abort seven o'clock, a Gen tleman undertook, for a trifling wager, to overleap the railing of St. James's nearly opposite the Guard -house, Buckingham Gate. The Gentleman took a short run, but unfortunately not clearing the railing, one of his legs was completely broken, and he was besides much hurt. He wag immediately carried, in a state of insensibility, to Westminster Another 'Fatal Accident• from 'Over-exertion.—A young c4entleman, aged about 18, of,the name of ALLINGSTON, from Hareband, ENsex, died suddenly while Avalkino- on his way home tror - a friend's house- in the Newington Road, on Thursday morn ing. He bad spent the preceding even.ing in com pany : afttr supper, dancing had been introduced, in which Mr. A. exerted hitnselt for upwards of two • hours, apparently in high health and spirits. He, however, had not gone a quarter of a mile from the house, when, in the aa of sporting about, and jumping over . somP railing, he dropped clown, and expired in a short time, from the rupture of a blood vessel. , The proposed boxing matches between Jem Bel cher and Crib, and the elder Belcher ;Ind Croptey, are off, the stakes not having been made good at the appointed time. On Thursday a stage-coach driver, named Henry Rist, was convicted before T. EVANCE, Esq. at Union Hall, in the penalty of 61. fin - carrying more passengers on the outside of a certain stage-coach (travelling between Greenwich and London), be longing to WM. JEFFRIES, than is allowed by Ali of Parliament, and he 'closing to pay the said fine, was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in the House of Correction, in Horsemonger-lane. ONLY EIGHT DAYS TO DRAW.—Six Twenty Thousands, besides Tens, Fives, Twos, Ones,' and Five Hundreds ! A. Ticket at 221. 6s. or Tickets to any amount, may be had at HORNSBY and Co.'s. and should the Purchaser chuse to return the same, after the Next Day's Drawing (if Un drawn), may receive e3l. 6s. ; after the Fourth Day V4l. es.; after the Filth Day £5l. 65.; a profit of 31. in each Ticket to the Adventurer. A chance• so valuable has not been presented to the Public for many years. Tickets and Shares are selling, war-, ranted Undrawn, at HoaNszir and Co.'s. 2 1 3, Corn bill, 52, Charing Cross, and st. Margaret's Lull, Aicirouch. OXFORD, - JuLi Saturday last the Rev. Edward itarenshaw, B. Fellow of Brazenose College, was admitted M l , !er of Arts. Messrs. WilliamWoodston, of Exetet gok lege., and John King, of Brazenose College, were admitted M.-A. , The Commemoration on Monday and Thesday was. unusually splendid. Upwards of two thousand persons attended the Theatre on Tuesday, when the Poem which .obtained the Annual Prizes were 're cited. The first prize was awarded to Mr. Cleaver, of Christ Church College (son of the Bishop of Ferns), fora Latin Poem entitled Delphi. The se cond prize was obtained .for a Copy of English Verses of superiOr merit, written by Mr. Roileston, of University College, who was also last year a suc cessful candidate for poetic fame; and the last, prize was - given, to Mr. Gray, a Bachelor of Oriel College, for an admirable Essay on the subjea of " tary Rank." On Tuesday morning the Heads of Colleges and Halls, accompanied by the N o bl e m en , Dootors and Proftors of the University, vent in procession froth the house of the Rev. Dr. Parsons, Vice-Chancell4.)r. to the'Theatre, when Charles Severn Watkins, Lin. was admitted to the honorary degree of A. M. 1-,re sented by the Rev. John Mitchell, Wadham College; .and the Rev. Dr. Vincent was admitted to the degree of D. D. ad eundem, and was presented by the Rev. Dr. Hall, Regius Profes sor of On Thursday the Rev. John Rose, of St. John's, and Rec. IL J. R. Jenkins, of Corpus. Christi, M A. and-Students in Divinity, were admitted .Bach , :;ors and Dot-tors in Divinity. J. Bright, B. M. of Wad ham, .w as admitted Doeio, in Medicine. Rv..John Fleisher, of St. Alban's Hall; Mr. G. Hsncox, of .i Queen's ; Rev. J. H amner , o f B razenose ; Elev. H. W. Ra‘vlins, of Baliol ; c;. Rev. it. J. S pencer, o f Wadltain, B. A.; were admittt l Masters of Arts. Mesirs. Peter Penson, of I\re'w College, and T. H . Yorke, of .Univer - Sity College, were admitted Ba;. chelors of Arts. On Monday last Mr. John Ifl ,7 'ayte Vilezt was Rd rnitted Fellow ; and :Messrs. Vim. B. Allen, and Charles ,- Hutchins, Scholars, of St. Tohn'sCollege, in this 'University. On Thursday last -Mr. W. E. Honv, of Exeter, and Mr. P. Johnson, of Oriel, were eleaed.Fellows of Exeter College. On Wednesday last died, the Rev. Edward Wod ley, of Solbury, one of his Majesty's Justices fur Berks and BedforcL CAMBRIDGE, JULY 7. Saturday, last Mr. Ralph, A. B. o f St.', Peter's Ccllege, was eleEted a Fellow of that Society. Two of the Members' prizes of 15 guineai each, are this year adjudged to Me,ssrs J. _Carr and GeO. Burgess, both of Trinity College, Middle Bachelors. There were not any exercises sent in for the Senior Bachelors' prizes. The Commencement Sermons were preached on Sunday at St. Mary's Church ; that in the morning by the Rev. Dr. Middleton, Retor of Tansot, Northamptonshire ; after which a gran.l .Musical piece was perliirtned, • compused by Mr. William Carnaby, for his Door's Degree in Music. The afternvon Sermon was preached by Dr. Pearson, Master of Sidney College, when another Musical Performance took - , place, conwosed by-Mr. Joseph Kemp, for his Bachelor's degree in Music.—On both qccasions the Church wa s v er y mach crowded. Wesley, the celebrated Organist, play e d • sever a l Voluntaries, to the' admiration of the- congrega:ion: The Rev. Charles Proby, M. A. late of Si. John's Reetor of Stanwick, in Northamptonshire, bas been collated, by the Bishop of LincOln, to a Prebendal-Stall in that Cathedral. The Rev. George Gordon, Precentor of Exeter, is installed a Prebendary of the same Cathedral. The Rev. John Cubist, M. A. is instituted to the Rectory of Waxham, with the Vicarage of Pawling next the Sea annexed, in Norfolk, on the present. ation of Sir G. Berney Brograve, Bart. vacant by the death of the Rev. Wm. Preis Smith. The Rev. Samuel Birch, M. A. of St. John's Col lege, was on Tuesday unanimously eleated Geometry Leaurer o 1 Gresham College, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. Kittilby. WESTMINSTER SESSIONS, JULY 8. BEFORE MR. :MICE MAINWARINIG, AND A BENCH OF MAGISTRATES. PICKING POCKETS. Yesterday a case not remarkable fOr its novelty, but for the quickness with which the proceedings were commenced, carried on, aneconcluded, ex cited not a little interest here. A young man of decent and respe6able appear ance was put to the bar, charged with picking pockets; and the detail of the circumstances attached to the accusation was as follows : Mr. Hebden, a young Midshipman, whom cu riosity had persuaded to take a peep at 11,e idiel of the Guards yesterday, while in the ael of giatifying himself with the sight, had his pocket picked in the Court Yard of the Palace, and among other articles lost a silk handkerchief. A person who ob,erved the theft, and recognized the thief; acquaint, 'd him of the filet, and they went immediately into the crowd in pursuit of him, but it was not till they came near the Horse Guards that he was overtaken ; there. his fortune foisook him, and his fate priwailed over his success, tor, on being apprehended and searched, the identical handkerchief was bound in his posses sion ; he was secured, taken before a Magistrate, committed, the Bin was found inst a nt er by the Grand Jury, and this morning he was found Guilty. So that between the commission of the offence„ the discovery, the apprehension, the committal, convic tion, and sentence, the period occupied was no more than twenty-four hours. When called upon for his defence, he sa id h e found the handkerchief, and the account which l]e gave of himself was, that he was employed and ap prenticed to an engraver, who worked for the Stamp Office; but callecl DO person in his behilf. He ..vas sentenced to seven years transportation; it appear ing that he belonged to one of those desperate gangs of pickpockets that annoy and infest this great nae ttopolis. 1 of ost .he 0 of